Republicans follow through on their vow to support bonds for transportation infrastructure while opposing borrowing to finance land conservation, broadband and environmental initiatives.
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Transportation officials fear delay of state bonds jeopardizes entire highway repair program
Lawmakers have less than a month to get a $105 million borrowing package on the November ballot or risk upending the state’s highway repair program.
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Judge ends state senator’s lawsuit calling for more public health nurses
The administration of Gov. Janet Mills is ‘substantially complying’ with a 2017 law championed by Sen. Brownie Carson, the judge rules.
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Thousands of Mainers could lose food stamps under Trump administration plan
The new rule would prohibit states from automatically enrolling people who are eligible for other welfare benefits.
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Gov. Mills takes emergency steps to allow asylum seekers to qualify for state assistance
The new rules will allow asylum seekers to apply for welfare benefits known as General Assistance, which the governor says is consistent with the intent of a 2015 state law that the administration of former Gov. Paul LePage narrowly interpreted.
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Mills comes out against ‘foolish’ federal regulations to protect right whales
The governor is directing the Department of Marine Resources to come up with an alternative to a federal plan to reduce the Maine lobster industry’s impact on endangered right whales.
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Republican lawmakers and Mills spar over nursing home funding
The legislators criticize the governor for delaying action on a funding bill, but the Democrat says it would have set reimbursement rates too high to qualify for federal matching funds.
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Legal sports betting gets scratched, at least for now, as governor puts legislation on hold
Gov. Janet Mills says she held 39 measures because of technical problems, conflicts with existing laws or concerns about costs.
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E-cigarette tax, help for craft brewers on governor’s desk
With little fanfare, Maine lawmakers passed major bills, including a new tax on electronic smoking devices, in the waning hours of the 2019 session.
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Maine’s adult-use marijuana industry will have the strictest residency rules in the nation
With Gov. Janet Mills’ signature, Maine finally has rules for recreational marijuana market.